Unknown African American Cemetery in McElroy Community

 

(maintained by Strong Tower Community Services)

 

 

The following article appeared in the East Arkansas Newsleader, 2004

STRONG TOWER GROUP BEGINS CLEAN-UP WITH LOCAL CEMETERY – Wynne

A local organization recently added a clean-up project to its list of services that it has performed for the community.  Strong Tower Ministries recently began their new clean-up program by mowing and cleaning an old cemetery located on Highway 284 West.  Local Pastor Freddie Smith headed up the project after being notified that the cemetery needed to be maintained and saw the project as another opportunity to expand the current services undertaken by STM …….. All services conducted by the organization are done fully through contributions.

 

 

 Survey March 6, 2005 by Wayne and Debbie Yates

 

Evidence of numerous unmarked graves

Entries in RED are from an earlier survey by Cross County Historical Society before 1984,

Markers no longer visible in 2005

 

 

 

 

 

ANDERSON, Elizabeth – Wife of G. W. Anderson – Born July 18, 1833 – Died July 11, 1894

ANDERSON, G. W. – Born March 1, 1827 – Died October 17, 1892

 

CROSS, Ramona – Died December 3, 1926 – Buried December ??, 1926

 

LOVE, Lewis – Died January 14, 1921, Aged 55 years, “It Is The Lord Led Him To What Seemeth Good”

 

MARSH, Annie – Born July 1, 1878 – Died October 9, 1964 (stone no longer visible)

MARSH, Elizabeth, Born February 10, 1910 – Died August 20, 1968, “Age 57, At Rest”

MARSH, Lucille Person – Born February 17, 1909 – Died April 13, 1957 (stone no longer visible)

 

MILLER, Henry L., - Son of Dr. W. A. Miller – Born September 13, 1872 – Died April 9, 1897

MILLER, Mary M. – Born September 6, 1847 – Died May 5, 1888, “Mother, Wife of W. A. Miller”

                     “Though Lost to Sight, To Memory Dear”

MILLER, W. A. – Born August 4, 1847 – Died February 6, 1917, “Father, Gone To a Better Land”

 

STEWARD, Betty Gains – Born July 30, 1888 – Died October 8, 1970, “Wife”

 

WEBB, Darsena – Born November 22, 1895 - Died June 9, 1973

WEBB, James – Born August 13, 1929 – Died September 13, 1950, “At Rest”

WEBB, Mel, C. P. – Born January 29, 1889 – Died October 4, 1949, “At Rest”

WEBB, Mel, Jr. – Born December 12, 1915 – Died August 5, 1937, “At Rest”

WEBB, Glora Dean – Born November 27, 1922 – died August 15, 1937, “At Rest”

 

 

     

 

 

Ó Deborah Lunsford Yates, 2000 – 2005

Last Updated Wednesday, April 20, 2005